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Jeremiah 38 — Sermon Preparation
Jeremiah is lowered into a muddy cistern but rescued by the Ethiopian official Ebed-melech; Zedekiah meets Jeremiah in secret but refuses to surrender. Below is a research summary for Jeremiah 38, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 28
- verses
- 548 / 146
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 23
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Jeremiah 38 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יִרְמְיָה | Yirmᵉyâh | H3414 | 22 | Jirmejah |
| עֶבֶד מֶלֶךְ | ʻEbed Melek | H5663 | 10 | Ebed-Melek |
| יָד | yâd | H3027 | 13 | hand, open |
| צִדְקִיָּה | Tsidqîyâh | H6667 | 7 | Tsidkijah |
| בּוֹר | bôwr | H953 | 7 | hole |
| מוּת | mûwth | H4191 | 10 | die, kill |
| דָּבָר | dâbâr | H1697 | 9 | word, matter |
How preachers through history handled this text
23 public-domain excerpts on Jeremiah 38, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“1. Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying, 1. Et audivit Saphatias fillus Matthew tam, et Guadalias filius Passhur, et Juchal filius Selemiae et Passhur filius Malchiae, sermones quos Jere-mias loquutus fuerat ad toturm popu-lum, dicendo, 2. …”
— Calvin, Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations - Volume 4, on Jeremiah 38:1–4 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Babylon 1— Jer 38:17
- Chaldea— Jer 38:18
- Jerusalem— Jer 38:2
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